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Learn the secrets and techniques of music arranging through this 12-hour course, which will cover some of the most commercially-relevant genres of today: Dance, R&B, Rock, Folk, Acoustic and Ballad.
The crux of the course is ear training and understanding the role each instrument plays in a music arrangement. Over the duration of this Certificate Course, your ears will be gradually sensitized to all the individual components
of an arrangement, and you will begin to hear and understand exactly why an arrangement is commercially successful, down to the very last drum hit!
You will pick up skills on how to layer sounds and rhythms to achieve and authentic and commercial sound for each of the styles taught. The instructor will take chart-topping arrangements and dissect them track-by-track so that
you can learn how to create parts and layer tracks to achieve your desired sound.
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Edwin Toh
An aspiring composer and performer, Edwin recently graudated with Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor's Degree in Contemporary Writing and Production (minoring in Writing for TV and New Media). At Berklee. he received numerous awards including being on a Dean's Award scholarship, clinching his divisional Award for 'Creativity in Scoring for Advertising' twice, and attaining the Dean's List in all his semesters. He also graduated with top honors for Diploma in Music and Audio Technology from Singapore Polytechnic. Edwin has co-arranged 'Anugerah Juara Lagu', and was also the soud designer for 'An Inspector Calls', a stage production staged in support of the President's Challenge 2008. Edwin's vast performing experience has spanned corporate functions, musicals, Singapore Polytechnic's 'Superstar: The Pop Musical', music festivals (Ambon Jazz Plus Festival 2011 in Indonesia; Singapore Street Festival in 2009), and more. He has accompanied artistes such as Joe Flizzow, Ila Damiaa, and SonaOne; and opened for AJ Rafael.
An aspiring composer and performer, Edwin recently graudated with Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor's Degree in Contemporary Writing and Production (minoring in Writing for TV and New Media). At Berklee. he received numerous awards including being on a Dean's Award scholarship, clinching his divisional Award for 'Creativity in Scoring for Advertising' twice, and attaining the Dean's List in all his semesters. He also graduated with top honors for Diploma in Music and Audio Technology from Singapore Polytechnic. Edwin has co-arranged 'Anugerah Juara Lagu', and was also the soud designer for 'An Inspector Calls', a stage production staged in support of the President's Challenge 2008. Edwin's vast performing experience has spanned corporate functions, musicals, Singapore Polytechnic's 'Superstar: The Pop Musical', music festivals (Ambon Jazz Plus Festival 2011 in Indonesia; Singapore Street Festival in 2009), and more. He has accompanied artistes such as Joe Flizzow, Ila Damiaa, and SonaOne; and opened for AJ Rafael.
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Established in 2005, School of Music and the Arts (SOMA) is the premier music institution in Singapore, focusing on contemporary music performance and career skills in Songwriting, Music Production and Audio Engineering. As a Private Education Institution registered with the Council for Private Education (CPE) in Singapore, SOMA continues to offer a world-class education centred on practical skills and relevant technologies for today's music professionals.
SOMA offers a wide range of programmes that caters to every individual's needs. These diverse programmes ranging from Diploma Courses to weekly Performance Labs allow students to select courses that will best fit into their work schedules, lifestyles and goals.
SOMA's programmes are designed to give students a practical and interactive instruction in the classroom, coupled with as much real-world experience in the studio and on stage. The sole purpose of this is to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to sustain a career as a musician in today's competitive industry.
To deliver this world-class curriculum, SOMA hires only the best instructors in the region - they are either graduates from the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA or well-known professionals in the music industry who have worked with and performed alongside some of the biggest names in the industry including Stefanie Sun, JJ Lin, Show Luo, A*Mei, Wang Leehom, Kit Chan, Jolin Tsai, David Foster, Michael Learns to Rock, Ernie Watts and Pentatonix. ...
SOMA offers a wide range of programmes that caters to every individual's needs. These diverse programmes ranging from Diploma Courses to weekly Performance Labs allow students to select courses that will best fit into their work schedules, lifestyles and goals.
SOMA's programmes are designed to give students a practical and interactive instruction in the classroom, coupled with as much real-world experience in the studio and on stage. The sole purpose of this is to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to sustain a career as a musician in today's competitive industry.
To deliver this world-class curriculum, SOMA hires only the best instructors in the region - they are either graduates from the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA or well-known professionals in the music industry who have worked with and performed alongside some of the biggest names in the industry including Stefanie Sun, JJ Lin, Show Luo, A*Mei, Wang Leehom, Kit Chan, Jolin Tsai, David Foster, Michael Learns to Rock, Ernie Watts and Pentatonix. ...
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